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Sunday, December 20, 2009

Top 10 Books of Years Gone By

I've been trying to finalize my Top 10 Books for 2009, but did not want to post the list prematurely. There is always that chance that I might hit another home run in the next 10 days. It did get me thinking about books that I enjoyed in previous years. I've only been keeping records since 2001, so I thought that I would post what I considered to be the BEST books that I read in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. (It was interesting for me to take a look back, scratch my head, and wonder how a few of these books even made my list to read, never mind them ending up being favorites for that year??? Has your taste in books changed over the years like mine?

Wow, top ten of the past ten years, huh? I wish I had tracked my books from before I started blogging and such. Would be nice to know what I read previously. Hopefully, I'll be all organized going forward, at least! I haven't read ANY of the books on your 2009 list. Yikes.

What a wonderful List! Can't wait to see your 2009 list. I've only read 6 on this list, have another 10 on my TBR pile, and have started and abandoned a couple.

I always find it fascinating when people have such divergent views on books. Life of Pi, My sister's Keeper, and Middlesex were all books I've started and gave up on in the last 2 years. And I'm sure that my 'best' list probably has a couple that some people couldn't do either.

What a great list! I didn't keep track of my reading until I started my blog, which was only a little over a year ago so I have no record of my top 10. It's fun to look back on our reading isn't it? My taste has changed quite a bit over the years too.

I participated in an AOL message board and we have been voting for our favorites for 11 years! It is almost time to start the voting for 2009. If you are interesting in joining (or just lurking at) our re-formed group, we are now at GoodReads. We are a nice bunch of folks and the group is not huge like some of the GoodReads groups

I currently have Every Last Cuckoo on my TBR shelf. Do you still think it is a 5 star? I tend to be generous in my ratings, but a 5 star is a book that I can gush over and say "you've got to read this -- I loved it!"

Great lists! I've only read 11 and a few are also favourites (e.g. Life of Pi and The Road). Some are on my tbr. You know, you're the only one I know who's also read (and also loved) Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name. I thought that was so disquieting but beautiful.

I love this post ... I love that you have this information. I love a lot of the books you listed ... I guess that is why I enjoy reading your blog ... we have similar tastes. Now I wasn't quite clear ... were these lists your lists at the time or did you "update" them? I would love to see ones you didn't like as much now that you look back on them.

And I need to do a top list for this year too ... I love posts like that! Can't wait to see yours.

Awesome top ten lists. I loved scanning through them. We share a lot of the same likes. I only have 2008 since like many others I only kept written record since I began my blog. That is one reason I love my blog. I have my top ten for 2010 in mind and will be posting it in January. Thanks for sharing your history. Wisteria

I see quite a few of my favorites on your lists. I haven't made my 2009 list yet (like you, I'm waiting to see if there are any last minute contenders) but I do know that The Art of Racing in the Rain will be on there - I loved that book!

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